Students calculate the rate of natural increase and corresponding doubling time or half-life for several countries and...
Teen uses microscope to view growth of yeast cultures in a classroom science lab
Students observe and collect data on the exponential growth of yeast cultures in both a lab experiment...
Exhaustion from cars on the road, a major source of pollution.
Air pollution background reading: An overview of how fossil fuel combustion creates unhealthful levels of several pollutants...
Public transportation in Washington, DC includes the metro
Students create and conduct a survey to identify a local transportation issue and develop a strategy to...
People living on edge of the forest at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda
Students play a board game about the fate of a rainforest where they must strategically balance economic...
Two men conduct experiments in a cultivated wheat field in India
Students decide whether given statements on population growth and food issues are “good news” or “bad news”...
City planners in hard hats discuss plans for community development
In small groups, students analyze a map of an undeveloped area within a city in order to...
Amazon rain forest is burning and releases methane
Through graphing and guided questioning students examine the cause and effect relationship between human activities and methane...
A woman holding carrots and other vegetables in a paper bag.
Students discuss the varying levels of human needs and then evaluate their own needs and wants and...

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"The activities not only bring out important content, but they also provide real-world context for environmental, population and sustainability issues. They engage participants in very thought-provoking and critical-thinking discussions.”

Helen de la Maza, Environmental Educator, Irvine, CA